In celebration of winning "Episode of the Year" and "Best Production" at the Iowa Podcast Awards, we&#39;re re-releasing one of the most unique and psychedelic podcasts we&#39;ve ever made, It&#39;s Morphin&#39; Time! This was Tomi&#39;s coming-out episode that was originally published on the Giant Sized Violence feed back in February of 2023, which we&#39;re excited to share  in both podcast feeds! The updated version of the episode includes a new intro and outro, and some exciting updates about recent and upcoming projects that we&#39;d love our listeners to get involved with! Original Description: In this deeply personal episode, we&#39;ll be covering highlights of the last year, commemorating the heroes we lost,  and walk through Tomi&#39;s experience of finding their voice through heroes like the Power Rangers. Along the way, they recount their story of their own psychedelic experience that led to a life-changing realization. For the first time in our show&#39;s history, we also incorporate music to accompany the story! Join us for a journey through loss, transformation, and self-discovery. It&#39;s Morphin&#39; Time! Music Used: You’re an Ace Kid By DEMONDICE you&#39;re an ace, kid- DEMONDICE Enchantment By Nora En PureNora En Pure - EnchantmentThe Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History By Aesop Rock The Greatest Pac-Man Victory In History The Starting Line By Neil Cicierega Neil Cicierega - The Starting Line Clouds By Sunny and Gabe https://youtu.be/Dlv4Uh3zxw8?si=eBZlXelX78HJMeoW Welcome to the Internet By Bo Burnham (aixva remix) Bo Burnham - Welcome to the Internet (aixva remix)  All Eyes on Me (OriginTori remix) By Bo Burnham https://on.soundcloud.com/neWVC3kBXD5Jz34K6  Space Monkey Mafia By Neil Cicierega Neil Cicierega - Space Monkey Mafia Still Here By Girl Talk Here&#39;s the Thing AhHa By Nate Ruess https://youtu.be/daaQkKU7AGw?si=ooYWa7s_QXPaOAWw  Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Original Theme)By Ron Wasserman Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Full Theme Song Megazord (feat. ProbCause & Chrishira Perrier) By GRiZ MEGAZORD - GRiZ (feat. ProbCause & Chrishira Perrier) (Official Visualizer) Legend of the Power Saurus By Victorius Legend of the Power Saurus We Need a Hero (Piano Version)By Ron Wasserman Ron Wasserman - We Need a Hero (Piano Version) Bluish By Animal Collective Animal Collective - Bluish (Official Video) Survive By Lane 8 (feat. Channy Leaneagh) Lane 8 - Survive feat. Channy Leaneagh Gratitude By Above & Beyond Oliver Smith Remix: Above & Beyond and anamē feat. Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Oliver Smith Remix) Split Bootleg Remix: Above & Beyond and Gardenstate feat Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (SPLIT Bootleg) OriginTori Remix: https://on.soundcloud.com/WkPXkDoyuGKGe6kZ8 Komm: Süsser Tod By Shiro Sagisu, Arianne, Hideaki Anno, lyrics removed by Yordle Komm, süsser Tod (M-10 Director&#39;s Edit Version) - Instrumental [Removed Vocals]

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It's Morphin' Time: Episode of the Year Edition

In honor of Transformers Day, we&#39;re publicly releasing our Patreon exclusive Transformers 4x40th Anniversary Special! We did a deep dive into the Transformers franchise! To celebrate the series&#39; 40th Anniversary (and the theatrical re-release of the first 4 episodes of the original cartoon) we&#39;ll be looking into the first 4 installments of 4 different incarnations of the robots we all know and love! This week&#39;s coverage includes: Transformers G1 (1984): Episodes 1 - 4 Marvel&#39;s Transformers: Issues #1 - 4 Transformers: Animated (2007): Episodes 1 - 4 Skybound&#39;s Transformers: Issues #1 - 4

Transformers 4x40th Anniversary Special

Big news and big changes incoming! My first comic, When We Transform, launches on Kickstarter this Thursday, August 1st! Sign up to get notified at launch by going to WhenWeTransform.com or by visiting our pre-launch page on Kickstarter! If you&#39;re a fan of the comics we cover on either of our podcasts, you&#39;re going to love this book! I&#39;m also hosting my first ever live panel at FlameCon in New York City on August 17th! Come see "Transcending Comics: A Trans & Non-Binary Comic Creators Q&A" featuring panelists like Maia Kobabe, Jay Edidin, Kim Wang, Dan Falco, and Ben Kahn! Also, be on the lookout for our upcoming Patreon for Keymaster Collective, our parent company encompassing Transcending Comics, When We Transform, Giant Sized Violence, and our other ongoing creative projects and collaborations!

Big News: Our First Comic, Our First Live Panel, and More!

This week, we&#39;re joined by writer and tabletop game designer Sarah Kennedy to talk about one of our favorite comics, Kaijumax by Zander Cannon! Kaijumax is a highly acclaimed kaiju-prison drama comic, unlike anything we&#39;ve seen before. It&#39;s chock full of fun Tokusatsu references, and plays with the tropes of both prison dramas and monster movies in ways we never would have imagined. Our guest, Sarah Kennedy, has worked on over 70 tabletop games, including Sentai & Sensibility, RPGs for Power Rangers, GI Joe, and Star Trek, as well as Werewolf the Apocalypse. She also has a Tokusatsu inspired comic of her own that she&#39;s working on that we can&#39;t wait to see come to life!

Kaijumax (feat. Sarah Kennedy)

 To celebrate Free Comic book Day 2024, we&#39;re doing a special cross-posted episode of Transcending Comics and Giant Sized Violence. Eri and Tomi go back and forth discussing their free comic picks, and have a quick discussion on a great graphic novel find, Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka (to be covered in a future episode of Transcending Comics).Eri&#39;s Picks:Monster HighMad Magazine: FCBD 2024 Special EditionUnico: The Awakening   Tomi&#39;s Picks:Gatchaman #0UltraDuckEnergon Universe Special

Celebrating Free Comic Book Day - Transformers, Monster High, Gatchaman, Asterix and More!

This week, Giant Sized Violence is joined by James Santana, writer of the ongoing Kickstarter comic, World of Nebulon, and cohost of the Android&#39;s Amazing Podcast! James is here to tell us a bit about the upcoming book, as well as his other comics work on titles like Super Group and the Unknown Heroes anthologies. He&#39;s also starting a comics studio, Toku USA, dedicated to tokusatsu-inspired indie-comics, which will likely be of interest to listeners of this show! You can back his book, World of Nebulon, right now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1935627238/world-of-nebulon-preview-book/rewards?ref=discovery_location

Indie Toku-Comics Roundup: James Santana

Today on our show we welcome Brian Buccellato, the prolific comics writer and colorist currently writing books like Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong, Midlife (Or How to Hero at Fifty), and No/One! We dive into his creative process and his origins in the comic book industry, as well as the lessons he learned on previous books like Flash and Injustice. Join us as we explore Brian&#39;s debut in the world of Tokusatsu comics, and his incredible ongoing independent books!

Brian Buccellato on Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong, Midlife, Injustice, and more!

This week we&#39;re joined by one of my favorite podcasters and comic writers, Mat Groom! We discuss his experience going from talking about the Power Rangers on Ranger Danger to actually writing them on Mighty Morphin! We also get into his journey of becoming a comic writer, with books like Inferno Girl Red, Self Made, and Ultraman, and what his writing process has looked like for each of those titles. This was one of our most fun episodes yet, and one you won&#39;t want to miss!

Mat Groom on Inferno Girl Red, Ultraman, and Ranger Danger

In celebration of Cats (2019) being added to Netflix&#39;s catalog, we recorded what&#39;s likely our most ridiculous episode yet. We&#39;re joined by Rob Merritt to discuss Tomi&#39;s long running theory that Cats and Mortal Kombat (2021) are nearly identical films in their story, premise, and plot structure. Will Rob be convinced? Will you? Hard to say. But if this is your first episode of Giant Sized Violence, I promise it&#39;s not always like this...

Taylor Swift is Sub-Zero? How Cats and Mortal Kombat are the Same Movie!

This week we&#39;re joined Matt Hotson, co-writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return (alongside original Pink Ranger, Amy Jo Johnson), and First Assistant Director on shows like Titans, V-Wars, and Odd Squad. Matt&#39;s a long time comics fan and first time comics writer. We get into the challenges of switching mediums from TV to comics, the origins of Amy and Matt&#39;s pitch for the book, and highlights from his time on Titans. Be on the lookout for MMPR: The Return #1, coming to comic shops in February 2024!

Matt Hotson on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return

We&#39;re joined by Maria Ingrande Mora (Fragile Remedy, The Immeasurable Depth of You) to discuss their comic writing debut with Ranger Academy! Maria tells us about making the leap from writing YA novels to the world of comics, and the challenges that come with switching mediums. We also learn a bit about their love of fan fiction and transformative works, as well as their history with the Power Rangers franchise.

Ranger Academy's Maria Ingrande Mora

We&#39;re joined by Sophie Campbell, current writer of IDW&#39;s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, to discuss her love of yet another giant turtle, Gamera! She also shares a bit about the creation of her own kaiju figure/comic, Redbite!

Gabbing about Gamera with TMNT's Sophie Campbell!

Tomi and Nate talk at length about the entire Gridman franchise as we return to our "Exploring Tokusatsu" series. We&#39;re covering Hyper Agent Gridman, Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, SSSS Gridman, and SSSS Dynazenon all in this one oversized episode! To check out the first 2 mini-comics of our upcoming series, When We Transform, find them on my Substack at https://open.substack.com/pub/tomitrembath/p/dear-david?r=2lkq59&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web and https://open.substack.com/pub/tomitrembath/p/dear-mom?r=2lkq59&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web.

Exploring Tokusatsu: Gridman

Tomi and Eri share their thoughts on Shin Kamen Rider, and why this movie far exceeded their expectations. 

Shin Kamen Rider - 2023's Best Superhero Film?

This week, we&#39;re talking about the new indie queer mech romance, LSBN, with its author, Emma Jayne! This episode is something of a backdoor pilot for my other podcast, Transcending Comics! Find the new show at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TranscendingComics Twitter: @TranscendComics https://twitter.com/TranscendComics Email: transcendingcomics@gmail.com Our intro song, Disco, and outro song, Gock 6, are both by Ingrid Lillskau. Check out more of Ingrid&#39;s music at https://soundcloud.com/ingrid-lillskau Our Into for Giant Sized Violence is You&#39;re an Ace Kid by DEMONDICE. 

Transcending Comics: LSBN with Writer Emma Jayne

Our podcast celebrates comic books and media inspired by the genre of Tokusatsu! We dive into titles like UltraMega, the Massive-Verse books from Image Comics, and the Power Rangers comics from Boom Studios! We also host interviews featuring the creators behind these works, and spotlight exciting new projects that are perfect for fans that grew up loving giant monsters and transforming superheroes!

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